Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-10-28

to be had. at +. L. Starlts.
Ladies fine solid gold chateline
watches for SIS. ut portcrs.
1t is reported that dipthera is raging
to an alarming extent at Mt Pleasant.
About thirty little folks gave Miss
Nellie De Lormc a pleasant surprise
last saturday afternoon.
The finest assortment Of ladies ana
gents gold watches, jewellery and silver
ware | ever saw at Porters.
Mrs. Frank Wood and her daughter,
Mrs. Hattie Bloomfield, left Monday
for Detroit on a weeks visit.
Womcn's Missionary society OF the
Cong'l church, will meet with Mrs.
). L. Arnold, Tuesday afternoon, No
vember lst.
Ladies Benevolent society Of the
Cong'l church will meet Mt parsonage
Wednesday afternoon. Nov. 2. Full
attendance desired.
In the case Of tie people
ys. Isaac Packer, for Misrepresentation,
Packer was acquitted through the eff
orts Of j. l.. Clark, Atty.
Tie remains Of Mrs. Barnes. who
died last Friday at the residence of
John Hicks. were taken 10 Isabella
county FOR interment. on Sunday.
DR.. J. +. Suydam left Thursday after
noon overland for Bellevue and Char
lotte, intending to lie absent for few
days Mrs. Suydam Will accompany
him upon his return.
Fred Iamlin visited Detroit last
Monday, and in Tie absence OF any in
formation I'm the premises we deem it
perfectly safe to presume that lie wit
messed the ball game.
A farmer near Battle Greek has
raised some Bulgarian millet that
grows over ton feet high. After being
cut during the season it grows again
from the root -Four acres Of milict
will feed ten head Of cattle year.
List Of letters remaining i'm the Alma
post office for the month ending oct.
%, 1857: Darius Hevott, Eddie Khatz,
J. II Little, Lille s Crawford Birdie
Gray, Amy Tenil Person calling for
the above please say advertised
= y. Ely, =. Is.
In our last weeks issue we asked
, who would take steps toward organi2-
, ing lecture course. 4 member q
last wintcr's "lecture association" in
forms us that a violent and spec ly
E death awaits any person who shall
have the temerity to propose such a
thing.
. Just received a large and complete
, line of Boots and Shoe, direct from tho
mandatory consisting in mems boys
5 YOUTHS, well assorted. viii be sold at
tie lowest possible living price M
= parties Will 90 well to examine stock
before purchasing elsewhere
W. r. KINcH.@
We are now prepared to DO drcs.
| making. Cutting and fitting special
, ity. We use the French Taylor Sys-
J TEN" Two doors south Of the Miliken
I House. Mrs. Geo. ilulse.
l4G-ow Miss Axle Adams.
, The oats crop Of the United states
, FOR this year is estimated to be about
= Coo ,O00, 600 bushels. which is fully per
: cent less than the average of tho two
years last preceding and with an in.
| creased demand for consumpton Wa
, look for oats TO be good property before
spring
Mrs. Z. l.. Stark reports having re-
: ceiyed great help from Mrs, Margaret
I Butts of Chicago Of the so called Chris
= tian Science System Of practice Her
, lamene,s Is entirely gone and She feels
e in the best Of health. being able to en-
= gage in houseclcauing and other hard
e work as She has not been able to dc
e for years.
r Rev. T. Wright attended the meet
Z ing of the Presbyterian Synod at Bay
p City last week, and was one Of the
+ party OF five ear loads that was tend
cred an excursion to Alma to inspec
n the new Alma College. lie reports
:, royal treatment at the hands OF th,
, College and the citizens OF Alma. an,
+ states that the College is now sufficient
T ly endowed to make It self sustaining
/ \ new fire proof library will soon b,
d built, and the prospects FOR n flourish
G ing institution are lattering -Fentol
: Independent
Elwell
e orRfcord:-
y The recent heavy rains have mad
s. the ads quite bad.
= Corn husking 5 nearly over and cor
Il cli1s generally wei filed.
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